adamsjill's Full Review: Leah Stewart - The Myth of You And Me Books
The Myth of You and Me is the first book I have read by Leah Stewart, and I must say I enjoyed it immensely.
The Plot
29 year old Cameron Wilson is all but alone in the world. She has lived alone with aging historian Oliver Douchet for 5 years, working as his aid. She rarely sees or speaks to her family, has few acquaintances, and a less than casual lover. Once she had a best friend, a boy friend, and plans for the future that went beyond tomorrow. Not anymore. Her ex-best-friend has written of her impending marriage, but Cameron chooses not to respond. Then Oliver dies, and she is truly alone. He has left her a task though, to see the ex-best friend (Sonia) and bring her a package.
The task takes Cameron and us on a trip through her memories, as well as the present. We meet young Cameron, awkward and tall, and army brat who has moved around too much. We meet Sonia, pretty and popular but with secrets only Cameron is privy to. We meet Will, Sonia's first love and Cameron's life-long crush. We meet Owen, Cameron's boyfriend in university and a bigger part of the story than he first appears. Once their lives were intertwined, then it all fell apart. Cameron takes the readers on a tour of these characters. Who they were, what happened then, where they are now, and what the future can hold.
The Book
The book is written in first person account, from Cameron's point of view. Even so, it sometimes seems like the other characters (especially Sonia) are more developed that Cameron herself, who is aloof and guarded, but immensely likeable.
The book is very compelling right from the start, as we feel like we must find out what has happened between Cameron and Sonia, and why. The book weaves together the stories of both the past and the present, leaving the reader eager to keep going and discover what has happened, and what is going to happen, and what is in that package. The prise in the book is succinct and precise, telling what needs to be known, but not flowery or exaggerated. I personally like this style of writing.
I found the story easy to relate to, as the author perfectly captures the nature of friendship, how it can both provide the most complete comfort, and overwhelming jealousy and anger. This book would appeal to anyone who has ever had a best friend, been a best friend, or lost a best friend.
Details
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (April 25, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 1400098076
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